geo-

combining form

1

: earth : ground : soil

geophyte

2

: geographic : geography and

geopolitics

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Greek geō-, combining form of gê (Doric gâ) "earth, land, country," perhaps contracted from gaîa "earth," probably of pre-Greek substratal origin

Kids Definition

geo

combining form

: earth : ground : soil

geology

Etymology

Greek gē "earth, land"